Where does “でも” come from?
でも (Japanese) comes from Japanese で, from Japanese ぜ, from Japanese ぞえ, from Japanese え, from Middle Chinese 衣.
でも (Japanese): even; also in; but, however
Definitions
- even; also in; but, however
Ancestry of “でも”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Japanese | で | at; with, by, using; indicating the following... |
| 2 | Japanese | ぜ | sentence-ending particle signifying emphasis,... |
| 3 | Japanese | ぞえ | — |
| 4 | Japanese | え | Alternative form of い |
| 5 | Middle Chinese | 衣 | — |